How many assists did Nikola Jokic have in 2020-21?

5992020-21 Regular Season

Nikola Jokic recorded 599 assists in the 2020-21 regular season, 3rd in the NBA.

  • 5th-best of Nikola Jokic's 11 seasons on file; the high is 716 in 2024-25.
  • Up 87 from 512 in 2019-20.
  • 43% of the Denver Nuggets' assists that regular season.
  • Season high: 18 vs HOU on Dec 28, 2020.

Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

2015-16 to 2025-26
2015-16: 189'162016-17: 3592017-18: 4582018-19: 5802019-20: 5122020-21: 599599'212021-22: 5842022-23: 6782023-24: 7082024-25: 7167162025-26: 697'26
How many assists did Nikola Jokic have in 2020-21?, season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.FG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%.3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%.FT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%.TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%.
2015-16DEN796560189795051.233.381.158.2
2016-17DEN1,221718359615557.832.482.564.0
2017-18DEN1,385803458906149.939.685.060.3
2018-19DEN1,6048655801085551.130.782.158.9
2019-20DEN1,456711512854452.831.481.760.5
2020-21DEN1,898780599954856.638.886.864.7
2021-22DEN2,0041,0195841096358.333.781.066.1
2022-23DEN1,690817678874763.238.382.270.1
2023-24DEN2,0859767081086858.335.981.765.0
2024-25DEN2,0718927161274557.641.780.066.3
2025-26DEN1,799836697, led the NBA925356.938.083.167.0

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT% · TS%

Bold marks the best figure in the NBA that season, among players with at least 20 games.

Nikola Jokic: top 5 2020-21 regular season games by AST

Nikola Jokic: top 5 2020-21 regular season games by AST
MIN: Minutes on the floor.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble.BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim.FG%: Share of shots from the floor that went in. League average sits near 47%.3P%: Share of three-point attempts that went in. League average sits near 36%.FT%: Share of free throws that went in. League average sits near 78%.
Dec 28, 2020vs HOUW 124-111341912183172.7100.066.7
Apr 4, 2021vs ORLW 119-10938179161045.50.077.8
Apr 9, 2021vs SAW 121-119382613141052.9100.0100.0
Dec 23, 2020vs SACL 124-122 OT422915140261.150.066.7
May 7, 2021@ UTAHL 127-12035249130181.8100.0100.0

What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · FG% · 3P% · FT%

All 72 2020-21 games

Nikola Jokic, 2020-21 regular season

GP
72
MIN
34.6
PTS
26.4
REB
10.8
AST
8.3
STL
1.3
BLK
0.7
FG%
56.6

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